Flashy Bull
| Flashy Bull | |
|---|---|
 Flashy Bull in paddock before 2006 Ohio Derby | |
| Sire | Holy Bull |
| Grandsire | Great Above |
| Dam | Iridescence |
| Damsire | Mt Livermore |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Gray |
| Breeder | Jerry and Liz Squyres |
| Owner | West Point Thoroughbreds |
| Trainer | Kiaran McLaughlin |
| Record | 19:5-5-3 |
| Earnings | $844,313 |
| Major wins | |
| Stephen Foster Handicap (2007) William Donald Schaefer Handicap (2007) | |
| Last updated on August 10, 2007 | |
Flashy Bull (foaled March 13, 2003) by Jerry and Liz Squyres at Crowning Point Farm in Paris, Kentucky is an American thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by the 1994 U.S. Horse of the Year Holy Bull out of the mare, Iridescence.
He was a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006.
As of July, 2007, he had started 19 times, winning 5, placing in 5, and showing in three and had lifetime earnings of $844,313.
In August, 2007, he was retired to stud due to a cracked sesamoid bone in his left ankle, believed to have happened in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course on July 28 where he was unplaced.
Connections
[edit]Flashy Bull was owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and was trained by Kiaran McLaughlin. His rider in the Kentucky Derby was Mike E. Smith. He was ridden to a third-place finish in the Ohio Derby by Luis Antonio Gonzalez.
Races
[edit]| Finish | Race | Distance | Track | Condition |
| 1st | Stephen Foster Handicap | 1-1/8 miles | Churchill Downs | Fast |
| 1st | William Donald Schaefer Handicap | 1-1/8 miles | Pimlico | |
| 7th | Haskell Invitational Handicap | 1 and 1/8 miles | Monmouth | Fast |
| 3rd | Ohio Derby | One and One-Eighth Miles | Thistledown | Fast |
| 14th | Kentucky Derby | One and One-Quarter Miles | Churchill Downs | |
| 7th | Florida Derby | One and One-Eighth Miles | Gulfstream Park | Fast |
| 2nd (by disqualification) | Fountain of Youth Stakes | One and One-Eighth Miles | Gulfstream Park | Fast |
| 4th | Holy Bull Stakes | One and One-Eighth Miles | Gulfstream Park | Sloppy |
| 2nd | Remsen Stakes | One and One-Eighth Miles | Aqueduct Racetrack | Fast |
| 1st | Maiden | One and One-Sixteenths Miles | Belmont Park | Good |
| 2nd | Maiden | Seven Furlongs | Belmont Park | Fast |
| 3rd | Maiden | Seven Furlongs | Saratoga Race Course | Muddy |
| 2nd | Maiden | Six Furlongs | Saratoga Race Course | Fast |
| 4th | Maiden | Five and One-Half Furlongs | Belmont Park | Fast |